(22)  Special ItemS

Impairment

In the third quarter of 2025, we recorded a non-cash charge of $61 pretax ($49 after-tax), primarily related to the trade name and customer relationship assets of our external overseas battery operations. Of this amount, $53 was recorded in “Selling, administrative and general expenses” and $8 in “Cost of sales.” The impairment resulted from slowing external demand for batteries, which indicated that it is probable future cash flows would not cover the carrying value of the assets (see Note 18).

Tax Items

In the first quarter of 2025, we recorded favorable net discrete tax items primarily due to tax benefits of $110 related to the realization of foreign net operating losses from the consolidation of certain subsidiaries and $53 from an adjustment to an uncertain tax position of a foreign subsidiary.

Banco John Deere S.A.

In 2024, we entered into an agreement with Bradesco, for Bradesco to invest and become 50% owner of our wholly-owned subsidiary in Brazil, BJD. The BJD business was reclassified as held for sale in 2024. At January 26, 2025, the valuation allowance on “Assets held for sale” decreased, resulting in a pretax and after-tax gain (reversal of previous losses not in excess of cumulative valuation allowance recorded on “Assets held for sale”) of $32 recorded in “Selling, administrative and general expenses” in the three months ended January 26, 2025, and presented in “Impairments and other adjustments” in the statements of consolidated cash flows.